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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, April 9, 2015
VOLUME 24, NO. 15
THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, april 9, 2015
COMPLIMENTARY
Seabees Get The Job Done
In October of 2013, I reported on the Lakes Region -Island X-4 group of Seabees who gave of their time and skills to help Susan Smith of Laconia retrofit her home so she would be able to live their comfortably after losing both her legs. To see the incredible hard work they were doing, volunteering their time and talents for months for nothing more than the satisfaction of a job well done, was inspiring to me. Now that their mission has been completed I wanted to share this update I received from Ray Vercoe, Commander of the Island X-4 group. Brendan Smith -editor
Seabees “Can Do.” Our motto is “We Build We Fight” with the “Can Do” spirit to get the job done. It is often said “For the Seabees to do a difficult job, it’s not a problem. The impossible takes a little time.” The Seabees were formed at the beginning of World War II by the Navy Department with Rear Admiral Ben Moreell, when it realized there was a need to put tradesmen and construction workers in uniform with the ability to fight and protect themselves while building See seabees on 23
Lakes Region Crafts Fair
at casting with Let’s Go Fishing instructors at Discover WILD NH Day! Outdoor events for the entire family provided by NH Fish and Game have made this one of the spring season’s most anticipated attractions See story on page 9.
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handpainted gnome birdhouses, bat & birdhouses, Moose Man photography and more. There will be a raffle to benefit the NH Humane Society in Laconia and there will also be music by Tim Janis. Admission is free. For more information call Joyce at 603-528-4014 or go online to www.joycescraftshows.com C h is
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The Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair will take place on Saturday (10-4) and Sunday (10-3),April 11-12 at the Opechee Conference Center, 62 Doris Ray Court, in Laconia. There will be over 70 exhibitors featured such as Jennifer Brock, a local artisan who creates decorative and functional pottery. Some of the other exhibits include spring florals, glass art, Alice’s tole creations, original artwork, wooden crafts, hot & cold packs, fabric crafts, home decor, goat milk soaps, wood turned crafts, wearable art, origami, fine jewelry, soy candles, American Girl doll clothing, fire colorants,
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April Through the Month of April Beasts, Buildings and Storms – Beth Wittenberg Art Showing
The Franklin Gallery at RiverStones Custom Framing, 33 North Main Street, Rochester. Tuesday through Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am2pm, or by appointment. 812-1488
Thursday 9th Lakes Region Camera Club Meeting
Trinity Episcopal Church, Route 25, Meredith. 7-9pm. National Geographic Course – Part I. Persons of any experience level are welcomed. www. lrcameraclub.com
Martinis for Melanoma
Hellenic Center, Dover. 5:30pm9pm. Hosted by John Herman, Martinis for Melanoma is back for it’s 2nd year. Spirited live auction, friendly conversation, live music and so much more! This event sells out fast! To purchase tickets 742-5556 or www.makebigchange.org or www. dermskinhealth.com
“Three Ages” – Silent Film Series
Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 6:30pm. The film will be accompanied by live music by local composer Jeff Rapsis. 536-2551 or www.flyingmonkeynh.com
New Hampshire – A State of Mind
Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 6:30-7:30pm. Enjoy a humorous presentation by Carl Lindblade on NH from the time of King George II to the present. Free and open to the public. 524-6042
Meet the Author – Darcy Scott
RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet Street, Portsmouth. 6pm. Darcy Scott celebrates the release of her newest book, “Margel’s Madness”. Free and open to the public. 431-2100
The Business of Murder
Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 50 Reservoir Road, Meredith. 7:30pm. Tickets $15-$25pp. 279-0333 or www. winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org Thurs. 9th – Sat. 11th
The Wizard of Oz -
Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium, Inter-Lakes High School, Route 25, Meredith. Show starts at 7pm with a matinee on Saturday as well at 2pm. Over 40 Inter-Lakes students in grades 5-12 perform in the stage version of The Wizard of Oz. Tickets available at the door or in advance at www.interlakes.org
Friday 10th
beauties in the form of five one act plays. $12pp, $10/students/seniors. 934-1901
Great Gatsby Party
Church Landing, 281 DW Highway, Meredith. 6:30-11pm. This F. Scott Fitzgerald-inspired gala is bound to bring you back to the Roaring Twenties. $100 ticket admits two adults and includes dinner, cocktails, a silent auction, raffles and live entertainment. One lucky winner will win the $10,000 grand Prize! www.lakesregion.org to purchase tickets.
Cheryl Arena Blues Band
Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. Catered dinner buffet available before the show. $15pp for the show. 527-0043
The Business of Murder
Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 50 Reservoir Road, Meredith. 7:30pm. Tickets $15-$25pp. 279-0333 or www. winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org
The Kenny Werner Trio
Sant Bani School, 19 Ashram Road, Sanbornton. 7pm. Tickets are $15pp and can be reserved by calling the school at 934-4240
Lottery Cocktail Party Fundraiser
Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992 or www. rochesteroperahouse.com
New Orleans Suspects w/ Little Feat’s Barrere An
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551 or www. flyingmonkeynh.com
A Night of One Act Plays – Franklin Footlight Theatre
Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 7:30pm. Franklin Footlight Theatre shall endeavor to tickle funny-bones and induce introspection with a bevy of theatrical
4th Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee Model Railroad Show Connecticut Valley Model Railroad Clubs 30th Year Z, N, HO, O and G-scale Operating Layouts 3 free clinic’s during the show Dealer Sales, Cash Door Prizes Breakfast & Lunch is available
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Fri. 10th – Sun. 12th Romeo and Juliet
Sandwich Town Hall Theatre, 8 Maple Street, Center Sandwich. Directed by Kevin Coleman. www. advicetotheplayers.org or 284-7115
Saturday 11th Character Breakfast - Eeyore
The Theatre In the Woods, Observatory Way, Intervale. 10am. The event starts with an assortment of healthy breakfast options, followed by story time, with a guest reader. After the story, the larger-than-life storybook character will come out and visit with the children. $5 suggested donation. 356-9980
Earth Day Festival
Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. 10am-3pm. Bird banding demonstrations, live animals, games, murals, crafts, live music and much more! $5pp or $15/ family. 668-2045
12-Hour Silent Auction
First Congregational, UCC, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. Bidding on dozens of items and services begins at 7:30am and continues throughout the day into the evening. Come and go often. Start the day with a $6 blueberry pancake breakfast from 7:30-10am. 332-1121 or www.first-ucc.net
NH Society of Genealogists Spring Meeting
Holiday Inn, 172 North Main Street, Concord. 9:30am registration. $15pp/ NHSOG and SCGS members, $20/ non-members. Registration fee includes Continental Breakfast and Buffet lunch. Seating is limited, register early. 664-9080
Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair
North Sutton N.H. Admission is $5/person ~ Children 12 & Under Free Co-Sponsored by: The New England Transportation Institute & Museum
Opechee Conference Center, Laconia. 10am-4pm. Over 75 exhibitors of beautiful crafts, fine jewelry, primitive & country art and furniture, quilts, homemade foods and more! Free admission plus a huge raffle to support the New Hampshire Humane Society. 528-4014 or www.joycescraftshows. com
Yard Birds
The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street,
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Baked Beans and Fried Clams In Rochester The Rochester Historical Society has received a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council to sponsor a program titled, “Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines A Region,” by Edie Clark. It will be presented at the Rochester Historical Society Museum at 58 Hanson Street on Thursday, April 9, at 7pm. Baked Beans, fried clams, fish chowder, Indian pudding - so many foods are distinctive to New England. This talk offers a celebration of these regional favorites along with an examination of how contemporary life has distanced us from these classics. What makes them special and how do these foods define our region? Edie Clark draws from such diverse resources as Fannie Farmer, Julia Child, and Haydn S. Pearson for enlightenment and amusement as well as on her own experiences, writing and traveling for Yankee magazine over the past thirty years to places where baked beans are still featured prominently on the menu. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will follow the meeting. For more information please call the Rochester Historical Society at 330-3099 or e-mail rochesterhistorical@metrocast. net.
Tri-City Christian Academy Auction On Saturday, April 11th the 9th Annual Auction for TriCity Christian Academy will be held at the academy at 12 Rocky Hill Road, Somersworth. Doors open at 5pm. The academy is celebrating their thirtieth year serving the Tri-City area. Purchase tickets online at www.tcca-nh.com for $35. Or, if you are able to make a donation, or become a sponsor please contact Samantha Clark, auction chair at 603-767-9267 or email auction@tcca-nh.com.
Ballet Auditions In Wolfeboro and Dover Northeastern Ballet Theatre, New Hampshire’s premier ballet company and training school, will be holding auditions for its Summer Intensive on Saturday, April 18 in their Wolfeboro studio (26 Glendon Street, across from Rite Aid) and on Sunday, April 19 in their Dover studio (Suite 239 in The McConnell Center, 61 Locust Street). The times are the same for both days: 2-2:30pm - 8-10 year olds, 2:30 3pm - 11-12 year olds, 3 - 3:30pm - 13 and up. Please bring pre-pointe/pointe shoes if you have them. There is a $30 audition fee. Dancers from all studios are welcome to attend and enhance their technical ability in classical ballet this summer. For more information and registration forms please visit www.northeasternballet.org or email us at northeasternballettheatre@gmail.com or call (603) 834-8834. Come dance with us this summer for an experience you will never forget!
“De-lighted! An Encounter With Theodore Roosevelt” On Monday, April 20th at 7pm, the Campton Historical Society prsents Dwight Wilder as Theodore Roosevelt. Wilder, a retired New Hampshire educator, has portrayed our 26th President since 1995. Wilder’s aim is to reach beyond the popular image of the “Rough Rider” with his “Big Stick,” and reveal lesser-known but equally fascinating dimensions of our 26th President. The presentation will be at the Old Town Hall in Campton, which is handicap accessible, and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For information about the Society, check our web site at www.camptonhistorical.org
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Monadnock’s Monte Rosa, elevation 2,510 feet, has a large metal weathervane that is fixed on top of the prominent knob. Back in the day of the popular Half Way House guests could see which direction the wind was blowing from the comfort of their chair on the piazza. Winter and Spring are fighting. Spring wants in and winter doesn’t want to leave. I cheer hard and loud for winter to win until summer joins the battle and wins swiftly. This weekend there are still a good number of ski areas that are still open. Mount Sunapee, Cannon Mountain and Jay Peak set their closing dates for April 19th. Bretton Woods plans to be open until Patriot’s Day, April 20th. Sugarloaf is aiming for April 28th and Wildcat hopes to hold out until May 3rd! I hope they can do it! Yesterday, during lunch, Charlie cross country skied behind the house. Today he has gone out for a run. I was late for work yesterday because I skied the first few hours at Mount Sunapee. I enjoyed the midwinter-like conditions on wonderfully groomed cold snow. I even wore my neck gaiter to keep warm. But later that afternoon the sun came
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To The Editor: I’ve stated before that the Department of Fish & Game is in the throes of an 3.5 million dollar shortfall in their 20152016 bi-annual budget and expect to get a $1.5 million dollar bailout from the state’s general fund, so where is the rest of the money to come from? The House Finance Committee’s proposed HB-2, directs the Dept. of F&G to raid dedicated funds. The proposed budget requires Fish & Game to use the Wildlife Habitat Account, RSA214:1,F and the Fisheries Habitat Account, RSA 214:1,G, “to support staff costs, wages, salaries, benefits and other expenses of the department employees�. These two accounts are in place for the “management, preservation, conservation, restoration and maintenance of wildlife and fisheries habitat on both public and private lands� with 50% of the annual revenue to be dedicated to pay the cost of labor and materials for direct Wildlife and Aquatic management activities. Any remainder of funds in these accounts is to be used for the acquisition of private land to protect critical wildlife and fisheries habitat. In addition, the $5.00 boat registration surcharge that is intended for the purposes of the statewide public boat access program, RSA 233-
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A:13, will now go to offset the operating expenses of the Dept. and its employees. None of the monies from these three accounts were ever intended to be used to “ fund “ staff or operating expenses. By diverting this money from its intended purposes the department fails in its primary mission and we might as well change the name to the Department of semi-public Bait Hunting and Fishing Employee support Fund. This is just another band-aid solution, what happens in the 20172018 bi-annual budget? What other programs will be gutted? Eric T. Rottenecker Bristol, NH.
Blatant Partisan Attack To the Editor: On his show last Sunday, George Stephanopoulos� tried to deceive the American people into believing that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) supports homophobia, bigotry, and discrimination against gays. If that were true, then obviously only homophobic, bigoted people who support discrimination against gays would vote for such a law. Apparently President Obama who voted for Illinios’s RFRA is a homophobic bigot who believes it’s OK to discriminate against gays. Apparently Senators
This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.
Schumer (D-NY) and Kennedy (D-MA), 95 other Senators, all the Congressmen in 1993, and President Clinton (advised by George Stephanopoulos) are homophobic bigots who believe it’s OK to discriminate against gays. Apparently Connecticut, Illinois, eighteen other states and our Federal Government are also homophobic, bigoted, and OK discrimination against gays, all have RFRA laws. The first Religious Freedom Restoration Act was sponsored by Senators Kennedy and (Congressman at the time) Schumer in response to the Supreme Court decision in Employment Division v. Smith (1990) which President Clinton and nearly every Senator and Congressman agreed infringed on Americans’ religious rights Twenty-two years of experience with the Federal and many years of experience with the nineteen State Religious Freedom Restoration Acts show no support for homophobia, bigotry, or support of discrimination against gays. Nevertheless Stephanopoulos “discovered� homophobia, bigotry, and approval of discrimination against gays with the passage of the twentieth state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. What was actually on display on Stephanopoulos’s fake news show last Sunday was simply See mail boat on 28
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Different Strategy
by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor
Many of my inner circle insist that it is too early for me to be announcing another run for governor of New Hampshire, but I disagree. I think that the time is perfect. It is apparent that our present governor, Maggie Hassan, won’t be running in 2016. She is following the tried and true path of “public service� and will most likely be eyeing a spot as U.S. Senator next year. So, with the governorship most likely to be up for grabs in 2016, I want in and I feel the sooner I get into the race this time, the more time I will have to travel across the state and bring people my message. I have learned a lot over the many years I have run for governor under the Flatlander Ticket. I have tried all sorts of different approaches that I thought would work. I even tried honesty, telling people that I was only running for the $100,000 a year salary. That didn’t work. It seems people vote based on what I call the “Maybe Theory.� The “Maybe Theory� is based on the premise that if you vote for so-and-so, then “maybe� things will actually change like they promise. Of course, it isn’t long after the election that your candidate gets elected and you find out that your “maybe� was not to be and things were going to be the same, if
not worse. It really didn’t matter which candidate won and from which party. “Maybe� just wasn’t going to happen. So, this next campaign, should I choose to run (which is what you have to say for a few months when you know darn well you are running) I will have to revert back to the tried and true method of just telling people that I am going to do stuff that I will never be able to do. It’s worked for hundreds of years so far so why mess with success? I am also going to be sure to bandy about the phrase “public service� when I talk about why I want to be governor. People seem to eat up that malarkey as well. If I’m lucky, and people buy it, then I will follow the step-by-step route of “public service� that has been successfully completed by so many before me: local planning board, state legislature, governor, US senator and maybe (gulp) president. If not president, then certainly either decades as a highly paid senator or, better yet, I can retire from the senate to become a lobbyist for a very special interest where I can make gobs and gobs of money. Either way, the end result might see me in a big house or three, maybe a limo and a maid or two and don’t forget the private jet. When I finally retire they will have a big party for me (at a very expensive banquet hall, of course) where they will praise me for my years of “public service.� You will need a special invite to be admitted and, if you are just a regular joe who voted for me year after year, photos will be allowed, but please keep back at least thirty-feet
from the banquet hall entrance. When all is said and done, I can then take a well-deserved vacation at one of my three beautiful secluded beach front homes where I will even spend my retirement in “public service� doing things like working with the local planning board to make sure that my beach front homes stay secluded; coming full circle in a way. Of course, this is all just a dream now, but a dream I never could have fulfilled if I continued to follow my previous campaign strategies of telling people the truth. It was worth a shot, but if I am ever going to have any shot of winning, it’s time to stick to what’s tried and true (well, tried anyway). Over the next few months I will continue to ponder (I love that word, sounds so introspective) whether or not taking another run for governor makes any sense for me. I will weigh all of my options, the good and the bad. I will take into consideration how it will affect my family. (After all, going from living in a small cape to maybe one day having the whole three beach homes and private jet thing can be traumatic.) Once I have thought it through carefully, I will then give you my decision and if I decide to run I promise to be one of the best candidates of “maybe� that I can be. I promise. Brendan’s new book “The Best Of A F.O.O.L In New Hampshire� will be published this spring.
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The Green-Card Racket for Beltway Cronies Can we stop putting America up for sale to the most politically connected bidders yet? Where is our self-respect? Since 2001, by Michelle Malkin Syndicated Columnist I’ve warned about the systemic and bipartisan corruption of America’s EB-5 immigrant investor visa program. The latest report from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general -- which outlines the meddling and pandering of No. 2 DHS official Alejandro Mayorkas, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, Democratic bagman Terry McAuliffe, Hillary Clinton’s brother Tony Rodham, former Pennsylvania. Gov. Ed Rendell and former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, to name a few -- provides yet more sordid evidence that the green cardsfor-sale scheme should be completely scrapped. Created under an obscure section of the expansionist 1990 Immigration Act, EB-5 promised bountiful economic development for the U.S. in exchange for granting permanent residency (and eventual American citizenship) to foreign investors. A few years later, Congress conjured up the idea of EB-5 “regional centers” -- governmentsanctioned business groups and corporate entities acting as middlemen to administer the immigrant investments and facilitate the visa peddling. Beltway cronyism was embedded in EB-5’s DNA from the get-go. The original Democratic House sponsor and his spokes-
man went on to establish forprofit companies that marketed the program and provided consulting services. Former federal immigration officials from the George H.W. Bush administration formed lucrative limited partnerships to cash in on their access and EB-5 expertise. An entire side industry of economic book-cookers arose to supply analyses of the “job creation” benefits of EB-5 projects and to gerrymander Census employment data to fit the program’s definition of “targeted employment areas” in order to qualify for lower investment thresholds (as was done in New York City’s Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park EB-5 deal). Think Solyndra and federal stimulus math on steroids. Since the program’s inception, rank-and-file adjudicators have tried to enforce the investment standards. But senior managers leaned on them to reverse EB-5 rejections when wealthy donors, law firm pals and political hacks complained. Fast-forward to 2015. The blood pressure-spiking DHS IG report released last week confirmed what whistleblowers have been telling Capitol Hill for years. Behind the scenes, the IG found, Dirty Harry Reid pressured Deputy DHS Secretary Mayorkas to overturn his agency’s rejection of expedited EB-5 visa applications for Chinese investors in a Las Vegas casino hotel, which just happened to be represented by Reid’s lawyer son Rory. Adjudicators balked at the preferential treatment. Mayorkas steamrolled the dissenters, who reported on shouting matches over the cases. Reid’s
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You may have heard the rhetoric that peaceful, prayerful protest is no longer welcome at abortion facilities here in NH. You may by Jane Cormier have heard our Hooksett, NH. state recently instituted the Abortion Buffer Zone law which truly cuts at the heart of our Constitution’s First Amendment Rights. (Interestingly, two currently- sitting Republican State Senators, Jeb Bradley and Nancy Stiles joined the Democrats in sponsoring the original Abortion Buffer Zone bill, Senate Bill 319.) In 2014, when this legislation was in the House, we BEGGED our legislators to WAIT before passing this bill. At the time, Massachusetts was being sued for their Buffer Zone law in the US Supreme Court. Common sense suggested New Hampshire should wait before putting this
law into statute. But, no such luck. In July 2014, Governor Hassan HASTILY signed the abortion buffer zone law into effect. The Powers That Be bolted full steam ahead and now we have an EXPENSIVE court battle in the making. Yes indeed. The United States Supreme Court in July 2014, voted down the Massachusetts Abortion Buffer Zone law as unconstitutional by a vote of 9 – 0. UNANIMOUS. While some may believe violating our First Amendment rights is laudable, it is clear the Supreme Court does not agree. The New Hampshire Abortion Buffer Zone law is now in “no enforcement” limbo as the constitutionality of this law is being challenged in the court system. If not repealed, this law could cost NH taxpayers millions of dollars, with the end result most likely being – wait for it UNCONSTITUTIONAL! In response to the Supreme Court ruling, abortion buffer See cormier on 30
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Mideast Christians, Cultures Under Attack U N I T E D N A T I O N S -
Throughout the chaos, calamity and conflict which has befallen the Middle East, there are by John J. Metzler f e w g r o u p s Syndicated Columnist which have come under such intense attack as Christians and minority ethnic communities. As countries like Iraq and Syria face the sharp end of ethnic and political strife, the persecution of small but significant Christian communities by terrorist elements such as Islamic State (IS) has tragically followed. This deadly plague of religious persecution has spilled over into neighboring countries including Libya and Egypt.In the vast “cradle of civilization” that extraordinary historic region following the Tigris River in Iraq, the contemporary flow of events includes the Islamic State horde who kills and imprisons Christians and the Yazidi minority. IS smashes and pillages the museums and the archaeological sites, and they instill fear and intimidation which seems to hark from another dark age. To its credit France, which has close and historic ties to Eastern Christian communities, sponsored an open UN Security Council meeting to openly and frankly discuss “The Victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic and Religious grounds in the
Middle East. ” Needing such a debate in 2015 would seem as improbable in our smugly satisfied world as it is necessary precisely because our smugness and political dysfunction has allowed the chaos to transpire in the first place. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius began his statement candidly: “Make no mistake, In the Middle East we are facing a barbaric, systematic process of ethnic and religious eradication. Although the majority of the jihadi terrorists victims are Muslim, non-Muslim communities are priority targets.” Fabius added that IS terrorists or Da’esh as they are known in the region, has targeted Christians, Yazidis and Kurds, “all are threatened with the same triangle of horror: forced exile , enslavement, or death.” Louis Raphel Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church of Babylon called the situation for minorities “catastrophic” adding “the so-called Arab Spring impacted negatively on us.” During the last century the number of Christians in the Middle East had fallen from 30 percent to a tiny 5 percent. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned, “Thousands of civilians are at the mercy of the ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) or Da’esh. Its fighters are systematically killing ethnic and religious minorities, those who disagree with its warped interpretation of Islam,
and anyone who opposes its apocalyptic vision.” Yet, Egypt’s Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta stated succinctly that Christians were an integral part of the fabric of the Middle East and of his country.
Clearly the current carnage in key Middle Eastern countries especially Iraq, Syria and Libya may presage the near total disappearance of the ancient Christian communities from the
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Who Trashes Liberal Arts? An op-ed piece titled “Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts” appeared last week in the Wall Street Journal. But it is not conserby Thomas Sowell vatives who Syndicated Columnist trash ed th e liberal arts. Liberal professors have trashed the liberal arts, by converting so many liberal arts courses into indoctrination centers for leftwing causes and fads, instead of courses where students learn how to weigh conflicting views of the world for themselves. Now a professor of English, one of the most fad-ridden of the liberal arts today, blames conservative critics for the low esteem in which liberal arts are held. Surely a professor of English cannot be unaware of how English departments, especially, have become hotbeds of selfindulgent, trendy fads such as trashing classic writings -- using Shakespeare’s works as just another ideological playground for romping through with the current mantra of “race, class and gender.” Surely he cannot be unaware of the many farces of the Modern Language Association that have made headlines. And when our English professor uses a phrase like “critical thinking,” he must be at least dimly aware of how often those words have been perverted to mean uncritical negativism toward traditional values and uncritical acceptance of glittering catchwords of the left, such as “diversity.” Diversity of political ideas is not to be found on most college campuses, where the range of ideas is usually from the moderate left
to the extreme left, and conservatives are rare as hen’s teeth among the faculty -- especially in English departments. Academics who go ballistic about an “underrepresentation” of ethnic minorities in various other institutions are blissfully blind to the underrepresentation of conservatives among the professors they hire. On many campuses, students can go through all four years of college without ever hearing a conservative vision of the world, even from a visiting speaker. The problem is not political, but educational. As John Stuart Mill pointed out, back in the 19th century, students must hear opposing views from people who actually believe them, not as presented by people who oppose them. In the 18th century, Edmund Burke warned against those who “teach the humours of the professor, rather than the principles of the science.” During my years on the lecture circuit, I liked to go into college bookstores across the country and see how many of their courses assigned “The Federalist” among the books students were to buy, as compared to how many assigned “The Communist Manifesto” or other iconic writings on the left. “The Federalist” is a classic, written by three of the men who were among those who wrote the Constitution of the United States. It is a book of profound thoughts, written in plain English, at a level aimed at the ordinary citizen. It might even be called “The Constitution for Dummies.” There are Supreme Court Justices who could benefit from reading it. My survey of college bookstores across the country showed “The Communist Manifesto” virtually everywhere, often required reading in multiple courses -See Sowell on 28
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up the mountain. I went all the way to the Craney Hill Fire Tower. I didn’t wear gloves or a hat and I tied my jacket around my waist. There was a lot of snow covering the trails. Skiing back down the mountain was fun. The snow was wet and soft, just like the spring skiing I remember. April Fool’s Day is my birthday and I used it as an excuse to go up Mount Monadnock. I drove to Jaffery and parked at the bottom of the Old Toll Road. The weather forecast called for a temperature in the 40s but it was about freezing when I began my adventure. I decided to wear my trail runners. I carried my boots in my pack and tied my snowshoes on top of the pack too. I had no idea what the conditions were going to be on the mountain. I took an interesting combination of lesser used trails beginning from just below the old Halfway house site onto the Cart Path to the Mossy
My tracks were the only tracks on the Royce Trail. The Royce Trail is part of the MetacometMonadnock Trail and is a lovely less used path. I followed the trail from its beginning at the intersection with the White Arrow Trail all the way down through a wonderful hardwood forest to Route 124. Brook Trail. There was a lot of snow in the woods. I happily discovered I could walk anywhere on the frozen consolidated snow. I snapped on my micro-spikes and was sure footed all the way to the summit. I stopped by weathervane on Monte
Rosa and enjoyed the view. Above treeline the snow had melted off the rocky ground but snow and ice filled nearly every space between the bare rough ledge and rocks. The Smith Summit trail was not as difficult to follow
as I feared because the person that blazed the trail with the small white dots must have known which places melted off first. Following the blazes was a fun game of hide and seek. At noon, on top of the famous peak, I was sur-
prised I was all alone except for the wind. There were at least a half dozen other cars in the parking lot so there were others out on the trails. When I started out I had met a small group and I wondered what trails they were traveling. I enjoyed a snack and the grand vista before heading back down the White Cross Trail. The sun was out and it was getting warm quickly. My micro-spikes gripped well on the ice and snow and it was an easy descent off the steep summit cone. I have found it more challenging in the summer on the bare rock. I took a right off the main train and onto Amphitheatre Trail and back Monte Rosa. In the trees I was able to move fast and confidently on the snow and I looped around the Monte Rosa and Fairy Spring Trails before connecting back to the White Arrow Trail. Since I was still treading on top of the snow See patenaude on 14
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When they descend on your backyard this spring, be certain to have a steady supply of black oil sunflower and safflower seeds. Rosebreasted grosbeaks are one of many neotropical migrants that spend the winter months in an area that stretches from central Mexico to northern South America. Around the month of May, these beautiful songbirds take up spring/summer residence in the northeastern United States and southern Canada. Males arrive first to select an appropriate nesting territory and begin to sing their unmistakable â&#x20AC;&#x153;screepâ&#x20AC;? note which sounds like sneakers on a freshly waxed gymnasium floor. After the males establish a territory, the females will arrive and choose amongst the prospective males for the best mate. Favorite habitats for rosebreasted grosbeaks are deciduous forests and woodland edges. Typical backyards divided by trees and shrubs are natural attractants for these birds to lay their eggs in. In spring, the male rose-breasted grosbeakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breeding plumage is striking. The head and back are black, the belly and rump are white and the upper breast has a beautiful triangular patch of bright red, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;bleeding heart.â&#x20AC;? Females resemble enlarged sparrows with a broad white eyebrow and heavily streaked breast. These robin-sized songbirds show white flashes
in the wings as they fly, but the most positive identification of this species is the large, conical beak. Rose breasted grosbeaks search for food in the same woodland areas they inhabit. The trademark beak allows them to consume a large variety of seeds, fruits and insects. A typical diet will include elms seeds, hickory blossoms and white ash buds. Gypsy moths and tent caterpillars are regular table provisions for this gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend. For backyard birders, it is especially delightful that these songbirds have an affinity for sunflower seeds. The white safflower seed with its high oil fat content is also relished by grosbeaks. As summer approaches, the large flocks of rosebreasted grosbeaks break off into pairs with predetermined breeding territories to defend against their common enemy, the brown-headed cowbirds. Female cowbirds lay their eggs in grosbeak nests and leave the parental duties to the surrogate females. It is not uncommon for cowbirds to toss the grosbeak eggs to the ground to make room for their larger eggs instead. These â&#x20AC;&#x153;bleeding heartsâ&#x20AC;? are cousins to the brilliantly plumaged evening grosbeaks from Canada. It is a blessed backyard indeed to have both species simultaneously spend an afternoon as guests for a most colorful display. Enjoy your birds! Wild Bird Depot is located on Rt 11 in Gilford, NH. Steve is a contributing author in major publications, a guest lecturer at major conventions in Atlanta and St. Louis as well as the
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have to add a very small amount of water to the mud as you work, unless you work very fast. Flat seams are the bane of most beginners. The rookie almost always applies too much compound, making a mess. You apply the compound with a 10-inch knife and have about 4 inches of compound extend each side of the center of seams. Applying pressure to the knife so the blade gets in a little bit of a twist, you make sure the compound is completely scraped away from the far edges away from the center of the seam, but that there’s just a small amount of compound that’s higher than the drywall surface at the center of the seam. You’ll end up with an ugly tiny ridge doing this, but after the compound dries, you can sand this off easily making the seam flat. The key is to get good as fast as possible so that you don’t leave too much compound, which creates a hump in the wall. Sanding is key. I suggest sanding drywall at night with a light flooding the wall at a low angle. You’ll see all imperfections when you shine a light nearly parallel to the wall. Work diligently so you keep your wife happy! Want free home-improvement information? Go to www.AsktheBuilder.com and sign up for Tim’s free newsletter. Have a question for Tim? Just click the Ask Tim link on any page of the website.(c)2015 TIM CARTER DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, LLC.
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Variety Basket Weaving Class – Ray Lagasse
League of NH Craftsmen, 279 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith. 9am-5pm. In this oneday workshop, students have a choice from 5 baskets they would like to make from start to finish. Bring a lunch! Tuition is $110 per student with NO additional fees. Pre-registration is required. 279-7920
Children’s Art Show
NHTI Library, 31 College Drive, Concord. 10am-1pm. Art display by the Child and Family Development Center at NHTI. The CFDC is a non-profit organization which provides quality professional care to children ages 6-weeks to 5 years old. All monies raised at the show will benefit the CFDC to purchase toys, books supplies and other equipment. Free and open to the public. 230-4024
Homemade Turkey Dinner
St. Charles Church Hall, 577 Central Ave, Dover. 4-6pm. $9/ adults, $8/seniors, $5/children. Tickets at the door. Take out meals available.
Tuckermans at 9 with Special Guest Peking and the Mystics
Garrison Players Arts Center, 650 Portland Ave, Rollinsford. 8pm. $18/adults, $15/child. www.garrisonplayers.org
Frost Heaves – Live Comedy Show
Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. 7pm. $20pp general admission. Tickets at the door or www. jeansplayhouse.com 745-2141
A Night of One Act Plays – Franklin Footlight Theatre
Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin.7:30pm. Franklin Footlight Theatre shall endeavor to tickle funny-bones and induce introspection with a bevy of theatrical beauties in the form of five one act plays. $12pp, $10/students/seniors. 934-1901
The Business of Murder
Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 50 Reservoir Road, Meredith. 2pm & 7:30pm. Tickets $15$25pp. 279-0333 or www. winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org
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Lakes Region Spring Craft Fair
Opechee Conference Center, Laconia. 10am-4pm. Over 75 exhibitors of beautiful crafts, fine jewelry, primitive & country art and furniture, quilts, homemade foods and more! Free admission plus a huge raffle to support the New Hampshire Humane Society. 528-4014 or www. joycescraftshows.com
Morgan’s Hope Fundraiser
American Legion Post 51, Epping. 2-5pm. Morgan’s specialized van has failed and is beyond repair. Proceeds from this fundraiser are going to help provide a new vehicle so that Morgan can have suitable transportation. Morgan has been a rider & carriage driver at the Carriage Barn Equine Assisted Therapy Programs for many years. Please support this wonderful young adult so that she can continue living her life to the fullest. Raffles, face painting, DJ, food and a cash bar. 686-4224
Concord Community Music School Quartet to Perform
Taylor Community’s Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave, Laconia. 3pm. Event is free and open to the public. 524-5600
A Night of One Act Plays – Franklin Footlight Theatre
Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 2pm. Franklin Footlight Theatre shall endeavor to tickle funny-bones and induce introspection with a bevy of theatrical beauties in the form of five one act plays. $12pp, $10/students/seniors. 934-1901
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Mountain View Community, off Route 171, Ossipee. 3-5pm. A wide assortment of baked desserts and goodies prepared by the finest bakers in Carroll County will be available. There will be a silent auction with several items available for bidding. Tickets are $10pp, $4/ children under 10. 539-4964
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American Legion, 45 Washington Street, Somersworth. 9am-4pm. Huge selection of gently used clothes, toys, games, equipment, furniture and books at great prices. Baked goods available and free coffee. All proceeds benefit Seeds of Faith.
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American Legion Hall, 37 Main Street, Ashland. 5-7pm. Guest speaker will be former CEO of Hewlett Packard, Carly Fiorina. $10/adults, $5/children. Kids 4 years of age and younger are free. 536-2224
Saturday 18th Character Breakfast â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Lorax
The Theatre In the Woods, Observatory Way, Intervale. 10am. The event starts with an assortment of healthy breakfast options, followed by story time, with a guest reader. After the story, the larger-than-life storybook character will come out and visit with the children. $5 suggested donation. 3569980
Annual D.A.R.E. Pancake Breakfast
Gilford Public Library, Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-6pm. 293-2877
Horace Chase Lodge #72 F.&A.M, Boscawen. The breakfast will benefit the Boscawen Elementary School. $5/adults, $3/ children under 12. 494-1318
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Anderson Hall, Wolfeboro. 7:30pm. Classic Duos. Songs of Simon & Garfunkle, The Everly Brothers and their own classics! Tickets are $12-$35. www.greatwaters.org or 5697710
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Moulton Farm, Quarry Road, Meredith. 10am-Noon. Learn important information for getting seeds and plants off to a good start. Free. 279-3915
Taj Mahal Trio
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Comedy Night - Fundraiser
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Gilford Public Library, Potter Hill Road, Gilford. 9am-2pm. 293-2877
Youth Fishing Day
Merrill Park Pond, Eastman Street, Concord. 9am-3pm. Fishing in a stocked trout pond for persons under 16 years of age. Refreshments, fly casting instruction and fly tying demonstration. Tackle and bait provided or bring your own. Kids under 10 years of age need an adult. 463-7766
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Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Authors Tea Time
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Saturday 25th ECK Spiritual Chat
The Water Street CafĂŠ, 141 Water Street, Laconia. 10:30am-Noon. Free and open to the public. Attendees will receive a complimentary free booklet, Spiritual Experiences Guide Book. www.eckankarnh.org or 800-713-8944
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to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ambassador Boguslaw Winid of Poland put the current crisis into a larger historical perspective, warning that “The history of the twentieth century teaches about the need to act in the face of similar developments to prevent even bigger-scale atrocities.” The Holy See delegate Archbishop Bernardito Auza conveyed Pope Benedict XVI’s support
for the concept of “responsibility to protect,” and Pope Francis’ call for the international community to “do all that it can to stop and to prevent further systematic violence against ethnic and religious minorities.” Though many high-level delegations from UN member states addressed the Security Council meeting, some at the Foreign Minister level, U.S. /UN Ambassador Samantha Power failed to attend (and Secretary Kerry was busy negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran) as did any high ranking member of the State Department. The U.S. was represented at the session by the Deputy Ambassador. Religious strife has a political component; states had better find a political solution. John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He is the author of Divided Dynamism the Diplomacy of Separated Nations: Germany, Korea, China (2014).
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staffers received special briefings from Mayorkas to update them on the project’s progress. One underling called it “a whole new phase of yuck.” Meanwhile, in the words of one DHS official at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau, Mayorkas “absolutely gave special treatment” to electric car racket GreenTech, which zealously sought EB-5 visas for another group of deep-pocketed Chinese investors. McAuliffe helmed the company after it was spun off from a Chinese venture. He plugged in Rodham as president of Gulf Coast Funds Management, which won designation as an EB-5 regional center certified to invest foreign capital in federally approved commercial ventures in Louisiana and Mississippi, including GreenTech. Louisiana GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Mississippi GOP Gov. Haley Barbour both signed letters urging DHS to approve Gulf Coast as a regional center. After adjudicators dismissed the company’s job claims as “ridiculous,” “flawed” and “not approvable,” McAuliffe personally leaned on then-DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano, “complaining about the denial of the Gulf Coast amendment and requesting her assistance to get the amendment approved and to expedite more than 200 investor petitions.” In violation of recordkeeping and disclosure rules, Mayorkas met with McAuliffe in February 2011 after USCIS denied GreenTech’s requests. Mayorkas mysteriously took no notes and could not recall just exactly how many phone calls he took from McAuliffe and what exactly they discussed (though he did remember the “caustic” Democrat yelling “expletives at high volume.” Mayorkas met personally with senior staff to urge the agency to reverse its denials and give McAu-
liffe and company what they wanted and even offered to write the reversals himself. On a third front, Mayorkas intervened on behalf of EB-5 petitioners seeking green cards by investing in Hollywood studios such as Sony Pictures and Time Warner. He had received pressure from the L.A. mayor’s office, where an aide helpfully mentioned she knew a mutual acquaintance of his from his old law firm, O’Melveny and Myers, and from Rendell, a paid consultant to the EB-5 regional center representing the foreign investors. Mayorkas reversed his staff’s rejections of more than 200 suspect EB-5 applications and set up a special “deference review board” to bow to Hollywood. Two decades ago, when the program’s failures were first exposed, Rep. John W. Bryant, a Texas Democrat, protested on the House floor: “This provision is an unbelievable departure from our tradition of cherishing our most precious birthright as Americans.” How much more evidence do you need that this foreign investor pay-for-play swindle makes an irremediable mockery of the American Dream? The only effective way to “reform” this abomination is to kill it. Michelle Malkin is the author of “Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies” (Regnery 2010). Her email address is malkinblog@gmail.com.
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Time for Some Financial “Spring Cleaning” We’ve just about arrived at spring, the time when many people spruce up their homes, yards and other parts of their surroundings. This year, why not extend that practice a little further and give your financial and investment environment a good “spring cleaning”? Here are a few suggestions for doing just that: Reduce duplication. If you’ve ever worked to “de-clutter” your home, you may have discovered a lot of extraneous items. Did you really need three blenders? Did you have more remote control devices than you did televisions? As you look through your investment portfolio, you might also find some duplication, perhaps in the form of multiple stocks of companies in the same industry. You might want to consider whether you’d be better off by reducing this concentration and using the proceeds to broaden your investment mix to create new potential for growth, income or a combination of both. Repair your “roof.” As part of your exterior spring-cleaning efforts, you might examine your roof to determine if you need to repair or replace any torn or missing shingles. After all, a strong roof is essential to protecting your home. And your financial foundation needs protection, too — so, review your life and disability insurance to ensure they are still adequate to meet your family’s needs. You also might want to consult with a financial professional for ways of dealing with the potentially devastating costs of an extended nursing home stay or another type of long-term care.
Plant some “seeds.” Spring is a good time for re-seeding parts of your lawn that may be bare. Once you’ve planted the seeds, of course, you’ll need to water and fertilize them to encourage growth. As you look over your financial landscape, you may also find areas that are somewhat barren. For example, you might be adequately funding your own retirement goals through your employer-sponsored retirement plan and other investments, but are you putting away enough money for your children’s college education? If not, you might need to “plant some seeds” for potential growth by investing in a college savings account, such as a 529 plan. And you may need to continually “nourish” your plan by contributing money each year. Update your “furnishings.” When you bought and arranged your home’s furnishings, they might have been perfectly suited for your needs. But now, many years later, your situation may be quite different. Perhaps you’ve said goodbye to grown children who have struck out on their own, so you might want to make new uses for old rooms. And maybe your old “stuff ” just isn’t as comfortable as it was before, or the layout of your furniture isn’t as efficient. Whatever the case, it may well be time to update your environment. And the same thing can happen with your financial “house.” To reflect changes in your family situation, employment, economic circumstances, retirement goals and other factors, you will need to periodically review your financial strategy and your investment portfolio, and make adjustments as needed. Tidying up your living space may help improve your overall outlook on life. The same might be said of a financial spring cleaning — and you won’t even need a mop.
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and “The Federalist” used virtually nowhere. Most college students will get only the left’s uncritical negativism toward the American form of government, under the rubric of “critical thinking.” The liberal arts in theory could indeed make valuable contributions to the education of the young, as our English professor claims. But the liberal arts in practice have in fact done the opposite, not just in the United States but in other countries as well. The history of the 20th century shows soft-subject students and their professors among the biggest supporters of extremist movements, both fascist and communist -- the former in central and eastern Europe before World War II and the latter in countries around the world, both before and after that war. Those who want liberal arts to be what they were
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a blatant partisan attack on Mike Pence, who is a successful Republican governor considered a possible Presidential candidate. The Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, which have been upheld in the courts as Constitutional, says nothing about and has nothing to do with gays. As President Clinton said, its purpose is “to protect perhaps the most precious of all American liberties, religious freedom.” Stephanopoulos’s partisan attack on Mike Pence was shameful. Unfortunately Stephanopoulos’s attack is just one example of the more sinister radical leftists’ widespread attacks on the religious freedoms of the American people. Don Ewing Meredith, NH
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— OUR PICK FOR BEST CAPTION ENTRY #534 — Runners Up Captions: Teamwork means having a leg up and always being on the ball. - Robert Patrick, Moultonboro, NH. The World is at your feet - Donna Figler, Bedford, NH. Summer cure for varicose veins (1920). The Aquaphobia society practices -Joan Cowen, Wolfeboro, NH. its synchronized swimming routine.
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zones have been disappearing. Along with Massachusetts, Portland, Maine has repealed its buffer zone law. The cities of Burlington, Ver-
mont, and Madison, Wisconsin, along with New Hampshire have stopped enforcing their laws all together. These states rightly fear the constitutionality of these laws.
Over $1.2 million was spent in Massachusetts on just the plaintiff attorney fees, not to mention the state’s cost to defend this unconstitutional law. NH needs to do better.
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Recently, the NH House passed House Bill 403. HB 403 would REPEAL the unconstitutional Buffer Zone law here in NH, effectively taking the impending lawsuit out of the court system. The bill now lies in the State Senate. It has been reported, the Democrats will NOT support the repeal in HB 403. In addition, Republican State Senator Nancy Stiles spoke at the Senate committee speaking AGAINST the repeal. She will most likely vote with the Democrats on HB 403.
Sen. Jeb Bradley has not answered questions on his vote as of the writing of this article. But, you can rest assured, we will keep you informed on this important State Senate vote. Let’s hope our NH State Senate does not waste our hard-earned taxpayer dollars for ideological purposes. Taxpayers deserve better. It is clear, supporting HB 403 is the ONLY responsible thing to do.
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Documentary Film Crew To Visit Flying Monkey
Audience members who attend the silent film screening on Thursday, April 9th,at the Flying Monkey in Plymouth will have some unusual company. A documentary film crew will visit for a screening of Buster Keaton’s classic silent comedy ‘Three Ages’ (1923). Filmmakers Jessica Roseboom, Gavin Rosenberg and Chad “CJ” Gardella, of New York City-based Merge Creative Media, are currently making a feature-length documentary about Keaton’s enduring popularity. Titled “Buster Keaton: To Be Funny,” the project has been actively underway for several months. Filming locations so far have included Tucson, Ariz. and New York City. As part of their work, Roseboom contacted New Hampshire-based silent film accompanist Jeff Rapsis, who provides live music for the Flying Monkey’s monthly silent film series. The Flying Monkey’s screening of Keaton’s ‘Three Ages’ prompted the filmmakers to come to Plymouth for the event. During their visit, they plan to interview audience members and also film audience reactions during the screening.
Buster Keaton in the 1923 silent film “Three Ages” which will be shown at the Flying Monkey in Plymouth on Thursday, April 9th. A documentary film crew will be there filming “Buster Keaton; To Be Funny.” “It’s a real honor to have the Flying Monkey selected for inclusion in this project,” Rapsis said. “Buster Keaton’s films are always popular, but now there’s an another reason for people to attend.” The program, accompanied by live music, will also include several Keaton comedy short films
released prior to his jump into fulllength feature films. The Keaton show is on Thursday, April 9 at 6:30pm. Admission is $10 per person. ‘Three Ages,’ a loose send-up of the then-famous drama ‘Intolerance’ (1916), weaves together similar love stories told in three
different epochs: the Stone Age, the Roman Age, and “Modern” (1920s) times. The three-stories-in-one approach was Keaton’s first attempt at a feature-length comedy. If ‘Three Ages’ showed signs of box office trouble, Keaton planned to split it up into three shorter films to be released separately. ‘Three Ages’ is the latest in a series of monthly silent film screenings at the newly renovated Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performing Arts Center. The series aims to recreate the lost magic of early cinema by assembling the elements needed for silent film to be seen at its best: superior films in best available prints; projection on the big screen; live musical accompaniment; and a live audience. Buster Keaton’s comedy ‘Three Ages’ will be shown on Thursday, April 9 at 6:30pm at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performing Arts Center, 39 Main St., Plymouth, N.H. Admission $10 per person. For more info, call (603) 536-2551 or visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com. For more information on the documentary “Buster Keaton: To Be Funny,” visit www.tobefunnythemovie.com.
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